A few dumb questions immediately after installing 1Password 8 on Mac

I'm hoping we can implement a better system to tell if sync is up-to-date or if the connection to the server is interrupted. In any case, I don't believe the steps you've described would be necessary:

I can do that again but now on the Mac there’s a lot more friction. Click. Scroll list. Select drop down entry. View item count at the bottom of the window. Wash, rinse, repeat.

There is no clicking or scrolling required to view the item count. This is how the app looks when freshly unlocked, in the default state (I've censored my information):

It seems if the purpose is to, at a glance, see if the item count between one install and another match, this would be the number you'd want to reference.

I appreciate the perspective on the other points as well, and I know that has already been shared with the design team. I'm not certain if there will be any changes in that regard, but the feedback has been heard, and I'm sure it'll be discussed if it hasn't been already.

Ben